Donald E. Will, age 91, of Orchard Park, died Thursday, November 8, 2018 at home in Orchard Park. Mr. Will was born December 8, 1926 in Buffalo, NY. He is the son of the late Arthur E. and the late Elsie (Hoffman) Will.
Beloved husband of the late Rosie (Nickrenz); loving father of Bruce E (Lisa) Will, Diana Will (John Nighswander), Nancy (Dr. John) Christodoulides, Joanne (Karl) Kaminski. Grandfather to Samantha and Jessica Will, Kate Nighswander, Jake Nighswander, Chris Christodoulides and Alexia (Scott) Seidel, Ian (Kelly) Kaminski, Kevin and (Alexis Pew) Kaminski, Marisa (Tim) Dukovich. Dear great-grandfather of Walker & Holden Nighswander, Everley, Eliana, Paxton Kaminski, and Astrid Elouise Pew.
Donald was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Orchard Park and served as a trustee of the NLHS, where he received the Caring Heart and Soul award. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Cystic Fibrosis in and Shea's in 2018. He oversaw the building of residences at Camp Pioneer, and his philanthropic contributions included the Salvation Army, WNY Food Bank, Mercy Flight, Roswell Park, Hillcrest Volunteer Fire Co.
The family will receive friends Thursday 6:30pm- 9:00pm and Friday 2:00pm - 4:00pm and 6:30pm - 9:00pm at the F. E. Brown Sons Funeral Home Inc. 6575 East Quaker St. Orchard Park, NY 14127. Services on Saturday 11:00am in St. John's Lutheran Church 4536 S. Buffalo St. Orchard Park, NY. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.